This week feels very normal!

Thanks to Jennifer my wife for all your encouragement and help. Steph thanks for the info on my pickle obsession. Apparently I eat the pickles to make up for my Iron deficiency so that explains things. Erin I couldn't agree more with you this is my year... Jewel I think you're coming over for dinner thrusday so I'll see you then but no Eric this time oh well! Jennifer if you ever want to make me some more lasangna that would be great. Also a big thanks to Kim for making the shepards pie for us this week it was so yummy. Also a prayer for a friend who lost her father recently Jen and I send our love!

Well Jan 14th is my 38th birthday and my first with cancer. I never thought I'd be talking about cancer at 38 let alone through 3 cycles of chemo already. Sometimes this whole thing doesn't feel real. Unfortunately it is very real. But not is all bad I continue to feel great and very optimistic. Today I renewed my stickers for 2 years on my van and as I walked out I realized I never thought about if I'd be around in 2 years. When she asked me if I wanted to renew I said 2 years and never thought about it. 2 Months earlier I would have thought about it for a bit. I'm not sure how long the van will be around but I'll outlast that thing. I had my weelsprings peer support group on monday and the more I go the more I realize I'm going to miss this group when they are gone. I believe we will continue to gather as a group at the local coffee shops around the city hopefully once a week for awhile. The big day is feb 17th for the Cat scan which I mentioned in the last blog. They'll be able to measure my tumor and I'll have an idea how much more chemo I'll do. Jan 21st I have my next appointment with Dr chin-yee and the next day I do my 4th cycle of chemo already. For now I just continue on like life is normal I have a plan to fly out to see my brother in Vancouver in the spring as well as my golf trip. My Marissa has her 4th bday on Jan 31st already wow. Life flows so fast sometimes I just want to throw on the brakes. Eventually I'll have to start thinking about going back to work which I look forward to. My mom is here this week watching the girls as my mother in law gets a break. Did alitte ice skating on my brothers homemade icerink this week and I officially have no stamina.

Have a great week everyone!